Simon Cowell invited a very special guest to son Eric’s birthday party

He might only show tough love to the hopefuls trying their luck on one of his many talent shows, but it seems fatherhood could have softened Simon Cowell.
The father of one invited a five-year-old cancer patient to join in the fun at his son Eric’s most recent birthday party. Kian Musgrove travelled from Northumberland to London to celebrate Eric’s fourth birthday with a Despicable Me-themed bash.

Kian suffers from Neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in the nerve tissue that runs alongside the spinal cord in the neck, chest, tummy or pelvis.

Simon and Kian have met before; the X Factor boss donated £25,000 and paid for his flight to America in 2016 so that he could receive pioneering treatment.

In an interview with Chronicle Live, Kian’s mum Kat revealed that Simon reached out with an invite to the party, two days before it was set to go ahead. Simon paid for their train journey to London and arranged for a chauffeur to drop them off at the event.

Speaking about Simon she said: ‘He’s so kind’. The two young boys played together on the bouncy castle and ball pit. Unfortunately for Kian, he didn’t find out the ball pit was filled with water until after he jumped in!